Bradford throws five TDs as Oklahoma drubs Miami

Bradford tied a school record with five touchdown passes - three
to Malcolm Kelly - to lead the fifth-ranked Sooners to a
surprisingly easy 51-13 rout of Miami on Saturday.

In his first two starts, Bradford has been nearly flawless
directing the Sooners' high-powered offense, completing 40-of-48
passes for 568 yards and eight touchdowns.

"Coming in, we knew that if we ran the offense the way we are
capable of, we were going to move the ball," Bradford said.
"Each day we're becoming more comfortable in the system."

Five of Bradford's touchdowns this season have gone to Kelly, a
speedy junior receiver who hauled in TD receptions of 23, 24 and
30 yards against the Hurricanes (1-1).

"It feels good to have success against a quality opponent,"
Kelly said. "We felt like coming into this game we were well
prepared, which showed."

In the first meeting between the teams since Miami beat Oklahoma
in the 1987 Orange Bowl to win the national championship, the
Hurricanes had no answer for the Sooners' speed.

Miami was outscored, 30-3, in the second half and suffered its
worst loss since a 66-13 defeat at Syracuse on November 28,
1998.

In last week's season-opening 79-10 romp of North Texas,
Bradford completed 21-of-23 passes for 363 yards and tied a
school record with 18 straight completions.

The Sooners (2-0) figured to have a tougher time against Miami,
and the Hurricanes were in the game for two-plus quarters,
cutting an early 18-point deficit to 21-13 early in the third
period.

But Bradford answered his first major test, giving the Sooners a
28-13 lead on a six-TD pass to Jermaine Gresham. He finished
19-of-25 for 205 yards.

"They (Miami) didn't quit and they kept fighting, but there were
too many big plays," Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon said.
"When you give up too many big plays, you can't be successful."

After Garrett Hartley kicked a 30-yard field goal, Bradford
threw TD strikes of 30 yards to Kelly and nine yards to Dane
Zaslaw to turn the game into a rout.

Backup Joey Halzle got into the act late in the fourth quarter,
firing a 61-yard TD to Adron Tennell.

"The season is still young," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said.
"This is what I hoped for. This is how we expected to play."

In addition to its defensive concerns, Miami also may have
issues at quarterback as Kirby Freeman was benched early in the
second quarter.

Freeman won the job during fall practice but completed just
9-of-21 passes in last week's 31-3 win over Marshall and
continued to struggle against the Sooners.

With Freeman at the helm, the Hurricanes managed only 38 total
yards and fell behind, 21-3, when Oklahoma defensive back Reggie
Smith returned a fumble by Javarris James 61 yards for a
touchdown with 12:29 left in the first half.

Kyle Wright, last year's starter until breaking his right thumb
on November 4 against Virginia Tech, took over for Freeman and
provided a brief spark.

On his first possession, Wright engineered an 18-play drive,
converting three third downs and one fourth down. Wright capped
the nearly seven-minute march with a six-yard TD toss to Ryan
Hill.

But the Hurricanes could not stop the Sooners in the second
half, as Oklahoma finished with a 411-139 edge in total offense.

"There are things that have to get corrected and have to get
done, and we will get them done," Shannon said.

Freeman completed just 3-of-9 passes for 17 yards while Wright
was 7-of-14 for 65 yards.